Chess Puzzle #2UOFr — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 839 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks d1/f1; bishops a6/b2; knight c3; pawns c2/d2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a3; rooks b8/h8; bishop f8; knight h6; pawns a5/c6/e6/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa3 — bishop b2→a3, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bxa3# — bishop f8→a3, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, morphys mate, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Bxa3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2kb1r/6pp/B1p1p2n/p4p2/4P3/q1N2Q2/1BPP2PP/2KR1R2 w k - 0 18

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